Sarif Surname

18,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sarif Surname Definition:

See Soref.

Sarif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh10,0031:15,9311,204
India9,2921:82,5515,545
Indonesia5,1101:25,8803,075
Malaysia2,7831:10,5981,172
Philippines6641:152,46725,379
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Pakistan2631:679,25410,347
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Singapore341:161,9916,884
England281:1,989,93178,001
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Austria131:655,03358,041
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Şarif (3) are calculated separately.

Sarif (58,142) may also be a first name.

Sarif Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Soref.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Burnt Out” in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sarif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sarif Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sarif (Arabic: الصريف, Bengali: সরিফ, Hindi: सरीफ, Marathi: सरीफ, Oriya: ସରିଫ, Russian: Сариф) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Şarif. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,784th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 248,476 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sarif are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,278th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 58,142 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 10,003 people, or 1 in 15,931. Aside from Bangladesh Sarif is found in 48 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Sarif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sarif last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarif earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 222.82% more than the national average, earning R 767,148 per year; in United States they earn 43.23% more than the national average, earning $61,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.85% more than the national average, earning $63,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şarif933/
Sharif911,007,485/
Sahrif91565/
Sjarif91513/
Sariff91508/
Sarief91211/
Sarife9191/
Siarif9181/
Sarrif9136/
Saarif9128/
Sayrif9113/
Hsarif915/
Ssarif914/
Sgarif914/
Saerif913/
Sarifh911/
Saraif911/
Saripf911/
Sarift911/
Sarzif911/
Sareif911/
Scarif910/
Shariff8352,945/
Sharief8350,820/
Shareif8311,664/
Sharrif83662/
Sharife83446/
Shahrif83370/
Sjarief83189/
Saharif83113/
Sharaif8336/
Saeriff8332/
Scharif8331/
Sahrief8331/
Shaarif8329/
Sahriff8322/
Shearif8311/
Sharifh839/
Shairif839/
Sharift837/
Sharifs836/
Sahraif835/
Shasrif834/
Scariff833/
Sharuif833/
Shharif833/
Szariff832/
Sharipf832/
Sarriff832/
Ssharif832/
Sgariff832/
Sharifp832/
Sharidf832/
Saariff832/
Sharifz831/
Sharisf831/
Shaerif831/
Saarief831/
Shariof831/
Shatrif831/
Sarhief831/
Sariffe831/
Shsarif831/
Sa'arif831/
Shzarif831/
Shjarif831/
Sharhif831/
Sharitf831/
Sjharif831/
Hsharif831/
Zarif8050,779/
Sorif803,673/
Jarif802,848/
Serif801,394/
Sarib80701/
Saref80206/
Sariv8021/
Carif807/
Xarif806/
Saryf805/
Sharieff771,566/
Sharriff7784/
Sharrief7729/
Sarifova7720/
Shareiff7719/
Sahariff7715/
Sheariff776/
Sharifff775/
Shariffe774/
Shahriff774/
Schariff771/
Shargoif771/
Sharaiff771/
Shearift771/
Shaharif771/
Saharief771/
Shahrief771/
Shahrife771/
Shasriff771/
Sharreif771/
Shaariff771/
Sherif73317,300/
Sharef7323,082/
Charif7320,152/
Shorif7312,023/
Sariev736,733/
Sariph733,304/
Sharib731,108/
Sareef73950/
Zarief73944/
Zarife73370/
Zareif73309/
Seriff73158/
Zharif7398/
Shariv7367/
Sarefe7367/
Zariff7363/
Sharyf7354/
Sargiv7325/
Saraib7322/
Sareiv7318/
Jahrif7318/
Xariff7315/
Sahriv7314/
Sahref7313/
Sariov7312/
Sarefh7311/
Sareff7310/
Caurif7310/
Zaraif7310/
Ziarif737/
Hsarib736/
Jarife736/
Zarrif736/
Saraiv735/
Serief735/
Djarif735/
Serrif735/
Caraif734/
Sarrib733/
Jharif732/
Saribh732/
Sareaf732/
Soirif732/
Soerif732/
Saeriw732/
Sarivs731/
Sarojf731/
Jairif731/
Cahrif731/
Zaridf731/
Zearif731/
Sorife731/
Soriff731/
Sierif731/
Shärif731/
Sairiv731/
Saeref731/
Sariew731/
Sasref731/
Sarref731/
Saarib731/
Cariff730/
Sharifova7136,181/
Sharrieff71297/
Sharifová713/
Saharieff712/
Shahariff712/
Sharriffs711/
Shaahriff711/
Shaerriff711/
Shareef67337,333/
Sheriff67131,958/
Sherief676,833/
Shariph674,042/
Shereif671,236/
Sherrif67972/
Sharefe67746/
Sheraif67240/
Charrif67183/
Shariev67173/
Shareff67157/
Sahariv67129/
Djasrif6777/
Sharref6756/
Charife6734/
Chariff6733/
Shareaf6731/
Shahref6717/
Sheerif6715/
Shairef6715/
Scherif6713/
Charhif679/
Sheyrif678/
Seeriff676/
Sahuriv676/
Sheirif675/
Sahreaf675/
Shariov674/
Sarieph674/
Saareef674/
Zhariff674/
Saharef674/
Sahriph673/
Shariffová673/
Shoriff673/
Charaif673/
Scharef673/
Sceriff672/
Sariphe672/
Chareif672/
Sehriff672/
Zariffe672/
Sjareef672/
Sauribh671/
Saraiph671/
Sareefe671/
Sarhiev671/
Sarieyv671/
Sarreef671/
Sarreft671/
Carriff671/
Scareef671/
Shorife671/
Shherif671/
Sereiff671/
Shariow671/
Shaeref671/
Ssariph671/
Sorriff671/
Sareeff671/
Sieriff671/
Sherifh671/
Hsareef671/
Zarifch671/
Zareife671/
Shareib671/
Sharıfı671/
Sahrref671/
Caharif671/
Djarrif671/
Shehrif671/
Shorief671/
Sharefh671/
Sharhib671/
Zharief671/
Zarhaif671/
Jarreif671/
Serrief670/
Serriff670/

Sarif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarif in the Hindi language
सरीफsaripha88.33
सारिफsaripha7.11
सरीफ़sarifa0.98
सारिफ़sarifa0.01
सरीकsarika0.01
सरिफ़sarifa0.01
सरीफ्sariph0.01
Sarif in the Bengali language
সরিফsaripha72.46
শরিফsaripha12.32
শরীফsaripha11.59
সরীফsaripha2.17
Sarif in the Marathi language
सरीफsaripha68.55
शरीफsaripha18.91
सारीफsaripha3.27
अन्सारीansari2.18
सरीफ़sarifa1.27
सारीफ़sarifa0.36
सारीsari0.18
शारीकsarika0.18
Sarif in the Oriya language
ସରିଫsaripha67.35
ସରିଫ୍sariph22.45
ସାରିଫsaripha2.04
ସାରିଫ୍sariph1.53
ସରିପsaripa1.02
ସରିsari1.02
ଶରିଫ୍sariph1.02
ଶାରିଫ୍sariph0.51
Sarif in the Russian language
Сарифsarif-
Sarif in the Arabic language
الصريفalsryf-

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